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Cherbourg

Cherbourg is situated in the Northwest of France. It lies on the north coast of Cotentin peninsula. As with all the cities in the Normandy, Cherbourg has stood witness to many important incidents in history. One of them was the engagement between USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama in 1864 and the other was Battle of Cherbourg which immediately followed the invasion of Normandy in 1944 as Cherbourg served as main landing for the Allied heavy artillery equipment. RMS Titanic had anchored on this port before embarking to her next destination, Queenstown.

There many places to visit in Cherbourg like The Public Garden and The Liberation museum which depicts the everyday life in Cherbourg, and the surrounding areas, during the Second World War. A detailed overview of the tourist attractions in Cherbourg is available at the Cherbourg Octeville site.

	A13 goes in the Southeast direction and connects to Caen. It further carries on to the east of Caen and meets Paris. A84 connects the port city to Rennes which is to its south.
	Zephyr Bus operates 12 bus routes for travel within Cherbourg. The operator’s contact phone number is: 0.810.810.050 and the address is: 40, boulevard Schuman, 50100 Cherbourg-Octeville. For transport to the surrounding areas and Caen the operator is Bus Verts (Phone no. 0 810 214 214).
	TER (phone no: +33 836 35 35 35) offers trains services to and from Gare de Cherbourg.
	Cherbourg is connected to many important ports across the Channel. Complete tourist information on the port can be availed by calling +33 233 93 52 52. Brittany Ferries: Poole, Portsmouth Irish Ferries: Rosslare Celtic Link Ferries: Rosslare HD Ferries: Jersey, Guernsey Condor Ferries: Portsmouth